The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-01-16
OBITUARY.

Died, at the residence of her husband, NJ. G.
Jones' IN Henderson county, N. c., on the goth of
one years and four months. The death of this
very dear young wife and young lady was very
sudden, being caused as stated by her phy,i ,iCian,
by paralysis of the heart. Annie E. Britain was
married to NJ. G. Jones, of Buncombe county, by
the writer Oct. 26, 1881. Annie embraced religion
at Shaw's Creek campmeeting when about II
church at Mills River Chapel. There her burial
took place and her funeral was preached by the
presence of many mourning, grief-stricken rela-
ttons and friends. There in beautiful casket
sleeps the body Of Annie E. Jones, lovely in life,
On the day of her death about the middle of
the afternoon, she called for her mother aud her
aunt, and said, "Aunt Puss, 1 am going to die
and go to heaven" Then she exclaimed Blessed
Jesusw Her husband was hastily sent for, at
her earnest request, who when he reached her
tress She expressed the greatest affection for
him and soon fell asleep. AS much was thus ex-
pressed in Annies death as if she had said 'The
Master is come and calleLh for me-" All of the
short life of this dear departed woman was a
bright and shining on4F shiningN on through
childhood, girlhood. fHto wolaanhood, until
called to awake in the likeness of Him who re-
deemed her and washed her from her sins in His
own blood. From child, her mother told me,
she had kneeled at her bedside and prayed be-
fore going to bed at night.
By her acquaintanceS, yo ng and old, she was
almost to idolatry, and yet she was not spoiled
Thus passing through the waters Jesus was with
her, and passing through the deep River, the ev-
erlasting arms of Him who loved her were be-
meath her. The waters did not overflow her.
There she has gone to the Mount Zion, the HeaV-
emily Jerusalem, the innumerable company of
angels and the spirits of Just men made perfect.
In the paradise of God she shall see the King in
all His beauty, and see the tee of life and eat of
the ever-ripening fruits thereof There she wears
white robe and golden crown there in that
far-2way happy country, far from this world of
STRIFE she shall see no more sorrow, affliction,
pain or death; there all tears are wiped dway
from every eye. Strange, seemingly dark and
mysterious, are the ways of Providence, we know,
but only in part. "What do,' said Christ, thou
knowest not now but thou shalt know Hereafter"
In spirit ofreSignation let every one say mot
my will but thine v Lord be DONE" The Lord
gave and The Lord hath taken away. Blessed be
the name of the Lord
"Sleep sweetly, tender heart, in peace;
Sleep, holy spirit, blessed soul,
While the stars Durn, the moons increase,
And the great ages onward rolI.'
Finally, shall they, fond mother, grieEstrIcken
husband, dear uncles, aunts and friends ever
see, ever meet, that dear, departed one again
Yes.
"That each who seems a separate whole
Should move his rounds and fuseing all
The skirts of self again should fall,
Re-emerging in the general SOUL
Eternal form shall still divide
The eternal from all beside,
And shall know her when we meet"
Jan. II, 1887. IF. WooDFiN.